Everyone at the school will remain indebted to Tendulkar forever. "But he agreed readily," Mohanty said.It was the greatest joy in the life of the 49-year-old headmaster as he rushed to the West Midnapore district collector office with the letter. "This is with reference to your proposal of construction of library, laboratory and girls' common room and seeking funds... "I had little hope after being ignored by Suryakanta Mishra (a five-time MLA) and Prabodh Panda (who was in the House from 2001-14). "Everyone was astonished and could not believe their eyes, even the ones who criticised me all these years.

Source: Times of India June 14, 2016 09:39 UTC